City of Buffalo v. . Bettinger
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of Buffalo, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a decision of the court on trial without a jury. Tho nature of the action and the facts are set forth sufficiently in the opinion. Plaintiff, not being specially authorized to do so, could not hold or enforce the notes in suit.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of Buffalo, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a decision of the court on trial without a jury. Tho nature of the action and the facts are set forth sufficiently in the opinion. Plaintiff, not being specially authorized to do so, could not hold or enforce the notes in suit. (2 R. S., tit. 3, chap. 18, pt. 1, § 3; 2 R. S. [Cothran's ed.], 391; Halstead v. The Mayor, 3 Com., 432; Chautauqua Bk. v. Risley, 4 Den., 481; Hodges v. City of Buffalo, 2 id., 111; Utica Ins. Co. v. Scott, 19 J. R., 1; Life and F. Ins.…
1Opinion of the Court
Church, Ch. J.
The action is upon three promissory notes, made by one Greib, payable to the order of the defendant, and by him indorsed to one Boric, and by the latter delivered to the plaintiff. The principal question litigated on the trial was, whether the notes had been paid by Greib by city orders delivered to Boric, who was city treasurer, under an arrangement, by which Boric advanced money upon these notes, and received the orders to apply thereon. There was a conflict of evidence upon the question of payment, and the finding of the judge is conclusive upon this court, as we held in the…
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